Yuisa

Yuisa (died 1500) was a member of the Taino people of Hispaniola. In 1500, she was brought back to Europe by the Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus, and she was converted to Catholicism and taught Spanish by King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Ferdinand sent her to Rome for Pope Alexander VI to baptize her as a Christian, and she became friends with the Pope's mistress Giulia Farnese. Farnese had her dressed in Italian clothing, and she stayed at the Papal court, where she became familiar with Italian culture. Farnese later became jealous of Yuisa, the innocent girl whose prayers supposedly saved the Pope from an epileptic fit, and she convinced her that the Pope would try to have sex with her. She then had her pray at a church at night, and she sent a man dressed as Jesus (whom Yuisa believed to still be alive and in Rome) to rape Yuisa at the church. Yuisa proceeded to drown herself in the Tiber, and the Pope's sorrow was great.